‘Child’s Play’ – Kids breach and bypass Linux Mint screensaver lock

By Sudais Asif According to their father, the kids were able to bypass the Linux Mint screensaver lock not once but twice. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Childs Play - Kids breach and bypass Linux Mint screensaver lock...

The Pirate Bay’s preferred cryptominer Coinhive shutting down next week

By Waqas The Pirate Bay was caught twice secretly mining Monero cryptocurrency using Javascript powered by Coinhive. Popular in-browser crypto-mining service will be shutting down from March 9th, 2019 much to the dismay of hackers who loved it quite ardently. The reason behind this decision,...

DailyStormer comes back with Albanian domain; gets booted off

By Carolina DailyStormer, the neo-nazi and racist website is having a difficult This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DailyStormer comes back with Albanian domain; gets booted off...

Hackers post private data of thousands of Federal agents online

By Waqas The breach came after FBI-linked websites were hacked. Three websites belonging to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's FBI National Academy Association FBINAA were hacked apparently by three hackers after they managed to breach their security, steal and upload data online. Part of the...

Cigna Health Data Leak: 17 Billion Records Exposed

By Habiba Rashid The database contained over 17 billion records, which is equivalent to about 6.35 terabytes of data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cigna Health Data Leak: 17 Billion Records Exposed...

The Best Way to Install and Set-Up WinRAR 64-bit

By Owais Sultan WinRAR is a file archiving tool for handling ZIP and RAR files on computers. It is also available for several different platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and lots more. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Best Way to Install and Set-Up WinRA...

Security firm uses Twitter to disclose critical zero-day flaw in Tor Browser

By Waqas Zerodium, an infosec and premium zero-day acquisition platform tweeted about the flaw in Tor browser on Monday. The infamous exploit vendor and buyer/seller of popular software vulnerabilities, Zerodium has revealed a critical flaw in Tor browser software. According to a tweet posted by...

Robots can be hacked with ransomware & curse at customers

By Waqas Exploitable Vulnerability in Softbank’s NAO and Pepper Robots Leads to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Robots can be hacked with ransomware & curse at customers...

42 Android Models infected with data stealing banking trojan

By Uzair Amir There are 42 cheap Android models currently infected with Triada banking This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 42 Android Models infected with data stealing banking trojan...

Man admits hacking former employer’s computer system for revenge

By Waqas In October 2017, Gavin Paul Prince, 37, chief executive of This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man admits hacking former employer’s computer system for revenge...

Apple patches bug that showed device password rather than hint

By Waqas If you have updated your MacOS from the older version This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Apple patches bug that showed device password rather than hint...

Pakistani power supplier K-Electric hit by NetWalker ransomware attack

By Deeba Ahmed K-Electric suffered a targeted ransomware attack by NetWalker ransomware operators that affected its billing and online services. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pakistani power supplier K-Electric hit by NetWalker ransomware attack...

EvilGnomes Linux malware record activities & spy on users

By Uzair Amir The EvilGnomes Linux malware has been linked to infamous Russian threat actors from the Gamaredon Group. The IT security researchers at Intezar Labs have discovered a sophisticated new backdoor Linux malware in the wild that has been developed to target Linux devices. Dubbed...

New Android malware bypass 2FA & steal one-time passwords

By Uzair Amir These apps were designed to pass as BtcTurk, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange. Researcher Lukas Stefanko at the Slovakian security firm ESET has discovered Android malware in new apps that can bypass the SMS-based two-factor authentication 2FA without using SMS permissions. The...

Phishing Scam: Hackers Steal $900,000 from County Office

By Waqas Another day, another phishing scam - This time Harris County, Texas This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Phishing Scam: Hackers Steal $900,000 from County Office...

Fake Chrome & Firefox Font Update Drops RAT and Locky Ransomware

By Waqas Google Chrome with 2 billion active users is the most This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Chrome Firefox Font Update Drops RAT and Locky Ransomware...

Facebook data of 500M+ users from 106 countries leaked online

By Waqas The data was leaked earlier today on an infamous hacker forum without users' Facebook accounts passwords. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook data of 500M+ users from 106 countries leaked online...

Unprotected MongoDB leaks resumes of 202M Chinese job seekers

By Waqas China is often suspected to sponsor hack attacks against organizations and agencies in the US or Europe. However, this time around China itself has become a victim of a security breach. Reportedly, an unprotected MongoDB has exposed personal and professional details of more than 202...

Watch: Hackers take over Tesla Model X; control brakes and doors

By Waqas The hackers from Keen Security Labs, a part of Chinese Internet giant Tencent This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch: Hackers take over Tesla Model X; control brakes and doors...

Someone DDoSed Ukraine’ national postal service for 48 hours

By Uzair Amir Ukrposhta, the national postal service of Ukraine came under a This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Someone DDoSed Ukraine national postal service for 48 hours...

Game giant Electronic Arts is the latest victim of massive data breach

By Deeba Ahmed Electronic Arts EA has confirmed that hackers have stolen valuable information from the company, and around 780GB of data was compromised. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Game giant Electronic Arts is the latest victim of massive data breach...

Cellebrite claims its new tool unlocks almost any iOS or Android device

By Waqas Cellebrite is the same company which helped the FBI to unlock iPhone device of San Bernardino shooter. Renowned Law Enforcement contractor, the Israel-based forensics firm Cellebrite has claimed that they have developed a perfect tool to hack almost every high-end Android and iOS device,...

LA Times website hacked to mine Monero cryptocurrency

By Waqas Another day, another Monero cryptocurrency miner - This time, the target This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LA Times website hacked to mine Monero cryptocurrency...

Avaddon ransomware gang: ‘We stole 3TB of French AXA Group data’

By Waqas Avaddon ransomware gang is threatning to carry out DDoS attacks and data leak if AXA did not coporate with the attackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Avaddon ransomware gang: We stole 3TB of French AXA Group data...

Man who carried out DDoS attacks against PSN & Xbox jailed

By Waqas The cybercriminal was also involved in several other cybercrimes including swatting and deleting databases of targeted websites. Austin Thompson, a DDoS attacker going by the online handle of Derp Trolling has been sentenced to 2.25 years 27 months in prison for conducting DDoS attacks o...

Facebook and Instagram suffer massive outage

By Uzair Amir You are not alone; Facebook and Instagram are down for almost everyone in Europe and America. Another day, another service outage at social media giant Facebook and its subsidiary company Instagram. Yes, Facebook and Instagram have been hit by a worldwide service outage forcing both...

Death linked to prank – France seeks extradition of hacker from Israel

By Waqas The incident took place in 2014 in which father of a French journalist died of a heart attack soon after prank call made by the hacker. Ulcan, an infamous hacker, could possibly be extradited to France as on Tuesday French prosecutors have officially requested Israeli authorities to let...

Adult video game website High Tail Hall hacked; user data stolen

By Waqas The latest report from breach monitoring website HaveIBeenPwned reveals that in August, popular adult video game website High Tail Hall HTH was hacked and private data of about half a million subscribers was stolen. The leaked data includes names, email IDs, and order histories among oth...

US Air Force Hacked for Good at HackerOne’s Bug Bounty Event

By Uzair Amir 106 Security Flaws Identified in Operationally Significant DoD Websites under This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Air Force Hacked for Good at HackerOne's Bug Bounty Event...

Experian Flaw Lets Attacker Obtain Credit Freeze PIN and Access Account

By Waqas Plenty of consumers decided to go for a credit freeze This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Experian Flaw Lets Attacker Obtain Credit Freeze PIN and Access Account...

Hackers Have Reportedly Infiltrated The US Power Grids

By Waqas The IT Security firm Symantec revealed on Wednesday that hackers This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Have Reportedly Infiltrated The US Power Grids...

Attacker demands ransom after series of DDoS attacks on Poker site

By Waqas On the evening of September 1st, 2017, an unknown attacker This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Attacker demands ransom after series of DDoS attacks on Poker site...

Applicants data of 3 elite US colleges hacked for ransom

By Ryan De Souza Recently it was reported that Chinese hackers are aiming to target around 26 leading research academies to steal research about maritime technology, the majority of which happen to be based in the USA. In the same week, three mainstream private colleges have claimed that their...

Saudi caller ID app Dalil leaked data of over 5 Million users

By Uzair Amir Thanks to yet another unsecure MongoDB Server. Dalil is a Saudi caller ID app that is reportedly been leaking user data because of storing it on an unsecure MongoDB server. Within a week private data of over 5 million Dalil users has been leaked and the data is available online easi...

Man bought mail bomb from dark web (Alpha Bay market) to kill ex-wife

By Waqas Convict Ordered Contraband Cellphone and Mail Bomb from Dark Web This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man bought mail bomb from dark web Alpha Bay market to kill ex-wife...

Monero Mining Malware Infecting Android Smart TVs & Smartphones

By Waqas The malicious Monero mining campaign is spreading fast through ADB.miner This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Monero Mining Malware Infecting Android Smart TVs & Smartphones...

Over Half a Million Vehicle Records from SVR Tracking Leaked Online

By Waqas Over Half a Million Vehicle Records from SVR Tracking Leaked This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Over Half a Million Vehicle Records from SVR Tracking Leaked Online...

Chinese Man Who Sold VPNs Gets 9 Months Prison Sentence

By Carolina In July this year, it was reported that Apple had removed This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Man Who Sold VPNs Gets 9 Months Prison Sentence...

7 Essential Features of a Perfect Privileged Access Management Solution

By Owais Sultan Privileged accounts have access to the most valuable corporate information, which is why they are often targeted by attackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 7 Essential Features of a Perfect Privileged Access Management Solution...

New malware attack turns Elasticsearch databases into DDoS botnet

By Uzair Amir The malware attack involves two stages including one in which existing cryptomining malware is removed and other remove configuration files. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New malware attack turns Elasticsearch databases into DDoS botnet...

New attack spreads LokiBot & NanoCore malware in ISO image files

By Waqas Both NanoCore and LokiBot are Info-stealing Trojans. Security researchers at the San Francisco-based firm Netskope have discovered a new malware campaign distributing the info-stealer malware LokiBot and NanoCore via ISO image file attachments that appear to be an invoice. It is notewort...

Wikileaks Exposes CIA’ 3 Linux/macOS Malware- Aeris, Achilles, SeaPea

By Uzair Amir We all know what CIA is capable of but what This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Wikileaks Exposes CIA 3 Linux/macOS Malware- Aeris, Achilles, SeaPea...

Babuk ransomware gang leaks DC police data as negotiations fail

By Deeba Ahmed The latest leak by the Babuk ransomware gang contains 26GB worth of records. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Babuk ransomware gang leaks DC police data as negotiations fail...

Watch out as Purple Fox malware with worm module hits Windows

By Waqas According to researchers, Purple Fox malware attacks intensified significantly, and it has launched a total of 90,000 attacks since May 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Watch out as Purple Fox malware with worm module hits Windows...

The Future of Wi-Fi Security: Assessing Vulnerabilities in WPA3

By William Chalk A new study by researchers Matty Vanhoef and Eyal Ronen revealed five vulnerabilities – collectively named ‘Dragonblood’ – in the WPA3 Wi-Fi standard. Four of the five are considered a severe threat to online security. What does this teach us about trust in our networks? WPA3 Wi-...

New Gustuff Android malware targets cryptocurrency & messaging apps

By Waqas Gustuff Android malware from Russia with love. Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, has discovered a new breed of Trojan horse malware called Gustuff, which specifically targets Android phones to steal banking credentials and digital assets of users. The malware targets customers of...

Hacker demonstrates how to remotely Jailbreak iPhone X

By Waqas A China-based security researcher associated with the Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team has published a proof-of-concept exploit for a kernel vulnerability, which he claims to be the second stage of an exploit chain that he was successfully able to jailbreak iPhone X remotely. The researcher Qixun...

TimpDoor Android malware turning devices into hidden proxies

By Waqas Android users in North America are the current target of TimpDoor malware. The McAfee Mobile Research team has identified an active phishing campaign that traps users by sending an SMS to influence them on downloading and installing an Android malware app TimpDoor. It is a fake...

Phishing Scam: Hackers Steal $11 Million from Canadian University

By Carolina A couple of weeks ago on August 23rd in Edmonton, This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Phishing Scam: Hackers Steal $11 Million from Canadian University...

Pre-installed Trojan in Cheap Android Devices Steal Data, Intercept Chats

By Waqas Android devices are one of the most vulnerable mobile OS This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pre-installed Trojan in Cheap Android Devices Steal Data, Intercept Chats...